On the wall of Mother Teresa’s children’s home in Calcutta, there is a poem that captures the spirit of equanimity. It is attributed to Kent Keith. People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self- ...

"The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another." ~Jiddu Krishnamurti... “Equanimity is the hallmark of spirituality. It ...

Is there any answer to peace? Peace is the answer. The disciple listening to the verses of Moha Mudgara—hammer stroke on the delusions of mind, also called Bhaja Govindam—might have expressed some ...

The events of the past few months have taught us, among other things, how little control we have over our destiny. A major crisis, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, can come unexpectedly at any point of ...

Recently, two people offered President Obama opposite advice. There is nothing new about people offering this president advice, but what makes this different is that the advice offered here deals with ...

Flickr/Gael Varoquaux. CC BY 2.0. Be it election campaigns, Brexit or the war on terror, it’s safe to say that the world faces a plethora of issues on which people are divided. The fate of what is ...

Emotional equanimity or emotional balance is a way of finding the inner calm and peace and maintaining a composed emotional response to situations and things, especially the challenges and joys of ...

There are four sterling qualities, or attitudes, in Buddhism, which are collectively called Brahma-viharas in Pali. They are (a) Loving-kindness or universal love (Metta) (b) Compassion (Karuna) (c) ...